No business is exempt from a disaster. Surveys show more than half of organizations report at least one downtime event lasting more than eight hours in the past five years. Whether downtime is caused by a simple power outage, a malware attack or a natural disaster, organizations worldwide are at risk of an event that can impact their business. For large enterprises, downtime costs can be counted in millions of dollars, and for small businesses it can mean shutting their doors for good. Yet, according to Zetta’s 2016 State of Disaster Recovery Report, 40% of organizations do not have a documented disaster recovery plan. And of the organizations that do have a disaster recovery (DR) strategy, many only cover infrastructure and applications and fail to address the workforce that needs to get back online and productive. Clearly, businesses need a comprehensive DR plan that includes their end users and devices, as well as their data center infrastructure. However, there are not many good options today. Physical desktop DR solutions are expensive and complex, putting these solutions out of reach of many organizations. Consequently, the overwhelming majority of organizations do not have a DR plan for their workforce—their most strategic asset. Organizations today need an easy solution that enables them to protect their business and ensure workforce continuity. With the VMware Horizon Cloud service, organizations can take advantage of cloud-hosted desktops and applications for desktop DR. With the cloud, IT can move towards an OpEx model that eliminates capital outlay and enables organizations to have a comprehensive desktop DR plan at a fraction of the cost of physical desktop DR. Here are four reasons why you should look to include cloud-hosted virtual desktops and applications as part of your overall DR strategy. 1. Easy to Get Started Let’s face it, the primary reason many organizations don’t have a comprehensive DR strategy is because it’s often complex and requires significant time and budget to implement (resources that are often at a premium). Horizon Cloud provides an easy way to get started with desktop DR without hiring and training new specialists or having to invest in additional on-premises infrastructure or physical devices. With Horizon Cloud, you can quickly scale up capacity in the event of a disaster, or simply move all of your users to virtual desktops and applications for secure, anytime access...

We partnered with Samsung again earlier this year to support the new Samsung DeX docking station—which turns Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ and Samsung Galaxy Note8 phones into desktop experiences—with VMware Workspace ONE and VMware Horizon. Today, we’ll show you how the technologies work together in a new demo. Watch how VMware and Samsung unify the mobile and desktop experience. Samsung DeX and Workspace ONE make apps and desktops even more portable for on-the-go workers with: A universal app catalog: Users can find all the cloud, web, native and virtual apps that IT has provisioned to them from one, unified location on Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+ and Note8 devices. Watch the demo to see how users can easily customize and navigate the intuitive interface. Identity-based, single sign-on (SSO) access: From the enterprise app catalog, users can open and SSO into cloud services, native apps, “behind-the-firewall” web apps and virtual desktops and apps. Click here for more information on how SSO works with Workspace ONE. Full keyboard and mouse support: By docking compatible Samsung devices into the Samsung DeX station, users automatically initiate Samsung DeX mode, which presents an Android desktop along with full peripheral support. Windows desktop launched in full-screen mode: Loading a complete Windows desktop in full-screen mode, with the familiar Windows experience, is easy and fast. Watch the demo to see how Blast Extreme Adaptive Transport provides top graphics performance, while minimizing latency impacts in low-bandwidth environments. Access to critical Windows applications: Clicking on the Horizon icon using the docked mouse presents users with all the most recently used, virtual Windows apps and desktops that are available. Learn more about Samsung DeX & Workspace ONE: Unifying Desktop & Mobile: Introducing New Samsung Galaxy S8 + VMware Workspace ONE One Device for On-the-Go Mobility & Desktop Productivity—Eliminate Compromise with VMware & Samsung VMware & Samsung Save the Workday! The post [Video] How Does Samsung DeX Work With VMware Workspace ONE? appeared first on VMware End-User Computing Blog.
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No business is exempt from a disaster. Surveys show more than half of organizations report at least one downtime event lasting more than eight hours in the past five years. Whether downtime is caused by a simple power outage, a malware attack or a natural disaster, organizations worldwide are at risk of an event that can impact their business. For large enterprises, downtime costs can be counted in millions of dollars, and for small...

We partnered with Samsung again earlier this year to support the new Samsung DeX docking station—which turns Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ and Samsung Galaxy Note8 phones into desktop experiences—with VMware Workspace ONE and VMware Horizon. Today, we’ll show you how the technologies work together in a new demo. Watch how VMware and Samsung unify the mobile and desktop experience. Samsung DeX and Workspace ONE make apps and desktops even more...

Rising cybersecurity threats and massive data breaches, such as WannaCry, force more and more organizations to adopt stricter security policies to minimize risks. All industries are under the same threat, from government and local authorities to banking and finance, including technology companies with patents and trade secrets. “Ransomware growth will plateau in 2017, but attack methods and targets will diversify.” —The Next Tier:...

Understanding network traffic flows and ports is critical to designing and implementing any infrastructure for a solution, and a VMware Horizon 7-based solution is no exception. With all the features and enhancements VMware has put into Horizon 7, including the many improvements and changes to Blast Extreme, we felt that it was time for a new and improved diagram to show the network ports in use between all the Horizon 7 components....

We are very excited to announce the release of the VMware Horizon Cloud eBook. This comprehensive guide gives users an inside look into the Horizon Cloud Service. Horizon Cloud gives organizations the flexibility to deploy virtual desktops and apps on their preferred infrastructure, on-prem or in the cloud, from a cloud control plane. In this nearly 80-page robust new Horizon Cloud eBook, we walk you through the following topics:...